Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSection 230 Protects Free Expression Online w/ Evan Greer
Episode 33
Paris Marx is joined by Evan Greer to discuss Republican and Democratic desires to amend or revoke Section 230, why the proposals won’t solve…
5 years, 11 months ago
What Rural China Teaches Us About the Future of Tech w/ Xiaowei Wang
Episode 32
Paris Marx is joined by Xiaowei Wang to discuss how technology is being used to connect rural China to global supply chains, what that means …
5 years, 11 months ago
Why Google’s Ad Business Could Implode w/ Tim Hwang
Episode 31
Paris Marx is joined by Tim Hwang to discuss how digital ad markets became financialized, why Google and Facebook have an incentive to hide h…
5 years, 11 months ago
Silicon Valley is Embracing Anti-China Nationalism w/ JS Tan
Episode 30
Paris Marx is joined by JS Tan to discuss the internet’s connection with neoliberalism, China’s protectionist measures to develop its own tec…
5 years, 11 months ago
Major Publishers Want to Shut Down Digital Lending w/ Maria Bustillos
Episode 29
Paris Marx is joined by Maria Bustillos to discuss the important work of the Internet Archive, why it opened a digital National Emergency Lib…
6 years ago
How Google & Facebook Dominate Digital Ads w/ Shoshana Wodinsky
Episode 28
Paris Marx is joined by Shoshana Wodinsky to discuss how digital ad markets work, how Google and Facebook maintain their dominance, and why t…
6 years ago
How Foxconn Treats the Workers Who Built Your iPhone w/ Jenny Chan
Episode 27
Paris Marx is joined by Jenny Chan to discuss the difficult lives of Foxconn factory workers, the company’s relationship with Apple, the stru…
6 years ago
A Better Internet Requires Ending the Monopolies w/ Cory Doctorow
Episode 26
Paris Marx is joined by Cory Doctorow to discuss how the problems we associate with Big Tech aren’t the result of mind-control systems, but c…
6 years ago
Thinking about Tech in the Present Tense w/ Ben Tarnoff
Episode 25
Paris Marx is joined by Ben Tarnoff to discuss why we should look to the Luddites for inspiration, how history could inform a better future o…
6 years, 1 month ago
We Can’t Talk About Tech Without Talking About Resources w/ Thea Riofrancos
Episode 24
Paris Marx is joined by Thea Riofrancos to discuss why we should care about the supply chains of technology, what that resource extraction me…
6 years, 1 month ago